Universal cutoff saw



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A ro/em? 66019.9 M0oradz'an" I BY v Patented June 24, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE UNIVERSAL CU'IOFF SAW George Mooradian, Los Angeles. Califi- Substituted for application Serial No. 334,324, 'May- 10, 1940. This application September 16,

1944,.Serial No. 554,447

1 Claim. 1.

This invention relates to saw machinery and more especially to an improved type of a rotary saw adapted for angle cutting about both vertical and horizontal axes.

This application is av substitute for applicants earlier application, Serial No. 334,374, filed May 10; 119.40, and forfeited...

An objector the-invention is toprovide a simple,

practical and eflicient rotary saw of the character described.

Another object is. to provides. cut-off saw that is pivotally adjustable about a vertical and horizontal axis.

A further object. is. to provide a rotary cut-off saw having. an improved type. or mounting for horizontal movement.

Another object is to provide a rotary cut-d saw mounted for adjustment in the vertical plane.

An additional object. isto. provide a rotary cutoff saw having angular adjustments about" horizontal and vertical axes and having indexing and angle reading scale means.

Other objects and advantagesv will appear and be brought out more fully in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings herein.

Fig. 1 is av perspectivev view of an embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a, view similar to Fig. 1 showing the.

saw in a different. position.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the saw table.

Fig. 4 is a plan. view partly in. section of the saw structure.

Fig. 5 is, a sectional viewv taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line 66 of Fig. 1.

Fig. '7 is a sectional view taken along the line 1-1 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line 8-8 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line 9-9 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view of one of the eccentrically mounted roller bearings shown in Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a plan view of a base member of the machine.

Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken along the line l2--I2 of Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line l3-l3 of Fig. 4, and

Fig. 14 is an elevation view of a part of a motor mounting frame including the saw spindle.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I

show a substantially fiat base I having a pedestal 2. rising from a corner portion thereof; the. pedestal having an overhanging upper end terminating in a cylindrical housing 3' adapted to receive a, spindle portion 4 of a roller bearing casing 5. See Fig. '7. Spindle 4 has a. bore 6, a threaded portion I of which is adapted to engage a threaded portion a of an elevating screw 9 suitably secured in the sleeve portion ll] of a crank handle H. A ring bearing l2 mounted on housing 3 supports sleeve l0.

Housing 3 is slotted at. 13 and is provided with a pair of lips I4 adjacent thereto which may be tightenedby a screwlock lever [5 whereby to lock spindle 4 in housing 3 and prevent rotation of the spindle. Spindle 4 is provided with a plurality of vertical flutes or grooves l6 of which three are shown and spaced at forty-five degrees circumferentially.

An indexing pin i1 is suitably mounted so that one end may enter grooves I6 and is provided with knob l8 and a lock screw I 9. A scale collar 20 is mounted onspindle 4 and supported by a plurality of brackets 2| adjacent the under side of housing 3' and is provided with a pin 22, the inner end of which terminates in a vertical groove 23 in spindle 4 by which construction collar 20 turns with spindle 4 but is held adjacent housing 3' and is provided with an angular scale which may be read in cooperation with a suitably" positioned indicating pointer.

Casing 5 is provided with a set of roller bear-1 ings 24' at each end thereof, which bearingsare adapted to support and guide a support bar 25 of w substantially square section with diametrical axis ranged vertically and horizontally. Bar 25 has a limiting flange 2.6 at each end thereof such that the bar may be reciprocated in casing 5 on the bearing rollers 24.

Turret block 21 is secured to a lower portion of bar 25 and has a bearing plate portion 28 secured to it as by screws 29 which seat in bar 25. See Fig. 13. Plate 28 has a threaded bore 30 to receive the end of a bearing bolt 3|, which pivotally supports the horizontal portion 32 of the bearing member having a vertical portion 33. Bearing member portion 32 has a pair of flange extensions 34 and 35 (Fig. 4) at substantially right angles to each other and each extension is provided with an adjustable stop screw 36 adapted to engage a retractable stop pin 31 mounted in an extension 38 of plate portion 28 and provided with a suitable lifting knob 39. Pin 31 may, as desired, be biased or provided with a pin by which it may be held out of range of stop screws 36, as is well understood.

Bearing portion 33 is provided with a bearing pin 40 which is threaded into a flanged portion 4| of a motor supporting frame 42, a suitable thrust washer 43 and a nut 44 being provided for hearing pin 40. Flange portion 4| has a flange 45 to which is suitably secured a bearing block 45 in which are mounted a pair of roller bearings 41, block 46 being suitably split so as to be tightened by adjusting bolts 48. See Fig. 14. Bearings 41 carry a rotatable shaft 49 on one end of which is mounted a circular saw 50 which is secured on the shaft by suitable collars and a lock nut See Fig. 6. The other end of shaft 49 carries one or more pulleys 52 which are driven by belt 53 from the corresponding number of pulleys 54 on a shaft 55 on a motor 56 suitably secured to the under side of supporting frame 42. See Fig. 4.

Bearing block 46 is provided with a suitable handle 51, and a saw guard 58 may be secured to frame 42, as shown. Casing 5 is provided with a lock screw 59 having an operating knob 60 and a shoe 6| which bears against one side of bar 25 so as to lockthe same when desired. See Figs. 4 and 5.

A dial 62 reading in degrees is suitably secured to hearing pin 40 so as to turn therewith as frame 4| is tilted, and a pointer 63 is suitably secured to flange extension 34 so as to indicate the angular position of the frame by the corresponding inclination of dial 62. See Fig. 8.

A work table 64 is adjustably supported by cap bolts 65 on base I and may be secured thereto by a suitable clamp screw 66 counter sunk in table 64. Table .64 has a guide rail 6! which bears against a pair of adjustable cap screws 68 in flanges 69 upstanding from base See Figs. 3, 11 and 12.

The operation of the invention should be apparent from the foregoing description. The saw spindle and motor support frame 42 being pivotally mounted on flange 4|, permits the saw 50 to out work on table 64 at an angle from the vertical as may be clearly understood from Fig. 2. The bearing member portion 32 of the bearing member being 'pivotally mounted about the vertical axis of bolt 3|, permits the saw frame to be adjustably positioned with respect thereto. The saw may be operated as an ordinary cross-cut saw by reciprocation of bar 25 in bearing casing 5, and the angle of this cut may be changed by rotation of spindle 4 in housing 3. This angle may be approximately 135 degrees because of the offset positioning of pedestal 2 with respect to base I, and the saw may be swung from a position such as shown in Fig. 1 for making a 45 degree cut to a position where the saw may be used for ripping, and be parallel to guide rail 61. The depth of the saw cut may be varied by elevating screw 8, which adjustment may be made very readily. Thus it is clear that the saw is universally adjustable and can be used for cutting practically any vertical or horizontal angle.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

A rotary cut-off saw as described comprising a base having a pedestal and a work table thereon, a spindle housing on said pedestal, a bearing casing having a plurality of horizontally spaced bearings therein, and a spindle extending upwardly from the casing, a supporting and elevating screw for said spindle mounted on and extending into said housing and having a crank handle, said spindle having a plurality of longitudinal grooves, a collar on said spindle supported by said housing, a pin extending from said collar into one of said grooves, angle indicating means on said collar and housing, said collar being adapted to pivot with said spindle, said spindle adapted to reciprocate with respect to said collar and housing, a saw support bar having a substantially rectangular section longitudinally reciprocable in the bearings of said bearing casing, the diagonal axes of said section being horizontal and Vertical respectively, a bearing member secured to said support bar and adapted for rotation about a vertical axis with respect thereto, a plurality of stops secured to said bearing member, and a retractable stop element on said support bar adapted to limit the rotation of said bearing member, a frame secured to said bearing member adapted for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis, angle indicating indicia on said frame and bearing member, and a rotary saw shaft and a motor drive therefor on said frame.

GEORGE MOORADIAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Penney Aug. 22, 1944 

